Babies: The female lays two eggs at a time. The incubation period is 37 to 41 days. Only the stronger of the two hatchlings survive the nest. Sometimes the first hatchling is sickly and the second chick will thrive after the first one dies. Other times, the first chick is has the advantange and takes all the food brought back to the nest and the second chick dies.

Interesting Facts: In South Africa, some tribes use Abyssinian Ground Hornbillfor tribal medicine.
In Sudan, the native hunters tie stuffed hornbill heads to their own heads and crawl through the grass while searching for prey. Seeing this image, the prey probably assumes it is only an Abyssinian ground hornbill and is not suspicious.
In some African villages it is customary to have a resident hornbill; villagers believe the bird brings them good luck.